Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system: Report of 3 cases and a literature review

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-262

  Häusler, Martin ^a   Schaade, Lars ^b   Ramaekers, Vincent T ^b   Doenges, Martin ^b   Heimann, Gerhard ^b   Sellhaus, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Inflammatory disease; Inflammatory pseudotumor

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOTUMOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0037343337     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2003.35     Document Type: Article

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